Freedom Force

Symptom: FF installs and runs under Windows 7-64, but when loading the first mission the left-click context functionality on the map is broken. The cursor remains a fist icon, and the player has very little actual control over the character.

Cause: Inability of the game to function properly at some higher resolutions. This may be due to some recent changes in the Nvidia drivers.

Solution: Set the game for a lower resolution; start at 1024 x 768 and verify the cursor issue has cleared up. Then gradually increase the resolution until the problem reappears. Occasionally changing the resolution will also reset the sound card driver, requiring you to reselect whichever one you were using.

It works great for me in vista and in windows 7 To fix the fist icon bug do the following: All you have to do, is find the FF.exe file in the game folder and right click it, go to properties, compatibility tab,1. check the box that says"run in compatability mode" , in the pull down menu select "Win98/ME" 2. check to box to disable visual desktop3. check to box to disable desktop composition4. click the OK button5. Now right click on the STEAM shortcut on your desktop that launches STEAM (not the game shortcut.6. right click it, go to properties, compatibility tab.7. check the box that says"run in compatability mode" , in the pull down menu select "XP service pack 3". 8. click the OK buttonstep 9. *IMPORTANT*. EXIT steam, make sure you right click close steam thats is still running on your system tray or the changes won't take affect.Now when you launch steam it will be in xp compatibilty mode, which will allow you to launch freedom force in win 98/ME mode to play the game without the fist bug on newer video cards / newer OSes.

It works great for me in vista and in windows 7 To fix the fist icon bug do the following: All you have to do, is find the FF.exe file in the game folder and right click it, go to properties, compatibility tab,1. check the box that says"run in compatability mode" , in the pull down menu select "Win98/ME" 2. check to box to disable visual desktop3. check to box to disable desktop composition4. click the OK button5. Now right click on the STEAM shortcut on your desktop that launches STEAM (not the game shortcut.6. right click it, go to properties, compatibility tab.7. check the box that says"run in compatability mode" , in the pull down menu select "XP service pack 3". 8. click the OK buttonstep 9. *IMPORTANT*. EXIT steam, make sure you right click close steam thats is still running on your system tray or the changes won't take affect.Now when you launch steam it will be in xp compatibilty mode, which will allow you to launch freedom force in win 98/ME mode to play the game without the fist bug on newer video cards / newer OSes.

Still on Windows 7 here, but for me the problem was solved by INCREASING the resolution.

After the game crashed the problem came back, but between resetting the resolution to the lowest and then back to the one I was using (and restarting the game for a second time) I fixed the problem again.

For me this fix (and other fix that I read over the internet) doesn't work.After many many attemps, I almost surrendered then I've found the right combo: I went to Compatibility settings of fforce.exe file and I only (I underline world "only) checked "disable desktop composition". No other changes were necessary, hence I still have other options unchecked and no adjustments to steam.exe were needed. Now FF is perfectly working"

I tried changing to compatibility mode, that didn't work (I have Windows 8), and then I lowered the screen resolution and went to 16-bit color. That seemed to work, but then when I tried to play again it did not. I lowered the resolution to 8-bit and it worked immediately after. Not sure if it's a coincidence.

To change those things go to Programs (68) > Steam > SteamApps > Common > Freedom Force and then right click on the .exe file and go to Properties. There you can change the settings to do what you need to do.

Setting the resolution to 1920x1080x16bits AND clicking the upper left corner of the Start New Campaign worked. I'm playing the second mission normally. Even exited the game and started it up again to test it.